Range report
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:03 pm
Since I have determined that the Fletcher Special that we had been writing about over on the Crass forum is in fact a pre-production Lewis model, I decided to move the discussion over to this forum.
I got to take it out this afternoon for the first time since I completed the new stock, and I was tickled pink with how it performed.
My wife, another friend, and I went to our club to give her a chance to practice a little BP trap before her big ladies shoot in two weeks, and while she was reloading, I got to shoot the Fletcher, and he tried out some new reloads.
I dusted the first four, which thrilled me no end. No wood cracking, pieces falling off, or anything like that. The new firing pin that I had turned out worked smoothly, too.
Of course, then I fell into my usual trap of missing the fifth bird. I shot about a box and a half up, and consistantly hit 4 out of 5, which is about my normal avg. for trap - remember, I'm a skeet shooter.
Wife also got the opportunity to let a young lady who had come by to try her hand at shooting with the Fletcher, and I'll be dogged if she didn't go and break the first bird she shot at!
Anyhow, the good Lord gave us a beautiful day to shoot, and I had a great time.
Want to wish you all a happy Easter!
I got to take it out this afternoon for the first time since I completed the new stock, and I was tickled pink with how it performed.
My wife, another friend, and I went to our club to give her a chance to practice a little BP trap before her big ladies shoot in two weeks, and while she was reloading, I got to shoot the Fletcher, and he tried out some new reloads.
I dusted the first four, which thrilled me no end. No wood cracking, pieces falling off, or anything like that. The new firing pin that I had turned out worked smoothly, too.
Of course, then I fell into my usual trap of missing the fifth bird. I shot about a box and a half up, and consistantly hit 4 out of 5, which is about my normal avg. for trap - remember, I'm a skeet shooter.
Wife also got the opportunity to let a young lady who had come by to try her hand at shooting with the Fletcher, and I'll be dogged if she didn't go and break the first bird she shot at!
Anyhow, the good Lord gave us a beautiful day to shoot, and I had a great time.
Want to wish you all a happy Easter!